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What do you call the thick bands that pull on bones as a muscle contracts?
Those are called tendons. Tendons are tough bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones, allowing the muscles to pull on the bones and create movement.
Which bones act as pulley in human body?
The patella (kneecap) acts as a pulley by changing the angle of the tendon of the quadriceps muscle as it passes over the knee joint, which increases the efficiency of the muscle in straightening the knee. The sesamoid bones, such as the patella, are specialized bones that develop within tendons, providing a smooth surface for the tendon to glide over, reducing friction and increasing mechanical advantage.
What is longitudinal striations?
Longitudinal striations are parallel lines or grooves that run along the length of a structure or surface, often seen in muscles or bones. They can provide information about the direction of muscle contractions or the growth patterns of bones.
What is the definition of ligament?
A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones and helps to stabilize joints by limiting excessive movement. They are strong and flexible structures that provide support and assist in maintaining the proper alignment of bones during movement.
What moves the bone in your skeleton?
Muscles attached to the bones are responsible for moving them. When a muscle contracts, it pulls on the bone it is attached to, causing it to move. This allows for a wide range of movements in the body.
How the ways in which a string puppet work similar to the way or bones and muscles work?
The ways in which a string puppet work similar to the way our bones and muscles work are quite simple. The strings being attached to the areas they are and pulling each area which in turn pulls the next, is similar to the way our muscles, bones, and joints, work together to help us move about.
How are the ways in which a string puppet works similar to the way your bones and muscles work?
The strings that hold the joints of a marionette together mirror the way tendons hold bones together, and how tendons react with bones. The puppet is a cruder version of a human being, but the actions are a kind of imitation.
What happens to the bones when muscle shortening?
What happens to the bones when muscle shortening
What is the striated muscle connected to the bones?
Skeletal muscle tissue is striated muscle tissue connected to bones.
What is the softer bones or muscle?
Muscle
Attaches bones to bones and muscle to bones?
ligaments attach bone to bone and tendons attach bone to muscle
Why does the back of my knee feel as if I need to stretch it or click the bones?
Its frustrating, a similar feeling to when you need to click your knuckles, or stretch a muscle.
Do both bones attached to a muscle move?
The bones itself do not move, but it's the muscle that moves it.
What muscle is attached to bones?
ligaments. tendons are muscle attached to muscle.
What is the muscle connected to your bones?
skeletal muscle Joints
What muscle is found attached to bones?
Smooth Muscle
What can attach bones to muscle?
hi hows your muscle
